Stone Flower

I decided to put my stone flower next to my desk. :)) it adds a nice pause to my daily movements (and helps keep the space clear). the fact that i can rearrange on a whim, makes it a vibrant, continuously evolving, one of a kind (really!), center piece. Also worth a mention that this is a basement room on cement floors under the carpet, so i can jump next to it and no collapse. Balancing on a block of marble helps too.

The last one i balanced stood for 3 weeks before i took it down myself. Though, it is a wonderful feeling to return after a week to the rocks still hanging in balance… Also i think the block of marble (base rock) helps absorb vibrations. This block is destined to be sculpted once i have a little more space and warmer weather. shout out to Geosophic for that one. …On the wall, a stone balance calendar by a friend in Germany, Heiko Brinkmann – Steinbalancen. On the desk, sipping a well balanced IPA by Santa Fe Brewing Company. Hmmm… let’s see.. coffee cup… fireworks..? (must’ve found those near the creek)…

However one comment about me sharing the space with my daughter of the autism spectrum, she is high functioning, often when I balance stones inside she she is very fearful..that she caused the collapse. With her constant state of anxiety about being the center of bad in the moment. Its a practice for her to learn to let go.

On my summer holidays last week here in Australia I was so inspired by you that I spent about two hours (lost track of time) in a river trying to balance rocks. It was engrossing and fun but I’ve come to the conclusion that what you are doing is humanly im-pos-si-ble! C’mon, what’s your secret?